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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 06:31EST, 20/04/2013.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 33.1 +8.6 9.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 502 (20.9) 54/15
PERTH AIRPORT 24.9 +2.3 12.9 +2.7 10.6 0.0 6.2 11.8 466 (19.4) 63/23
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.3 -1.4 8.6 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 34/13
BUNBURY 23.1 +2.3 10.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 35/23
MANDURAH 24.4 +2.8 14.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 41/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.0 24.3 -0.7 24.0 0.0 7.4 10.5 320 (13.3) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.8 +8.9 21.8 +7.0 20.8 0.0 12.4 8.7 309 (12.9) 43/13
WHYALLA AERO 21.4 -2.4 11.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 390 (16.3) 48/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.3 -1.5 9.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 150 ( 6.3) 41/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 -2.9 1.2 -5.9 -0.6 0.0 3.2 2.8 208 ( 8.7) 43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.4 +4.8 13.1 -5.5 11.0 0.0 47.6 10.6 286 (11.9) 34/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 -0.5 17.4 -3.2 13.4 0.0 3.6 11.1 148 ( 6.2) 34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.6 +0.2 16.5 -4.2 13.9 0.0 6.0 11.0 206 ( 8.6) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 30.0 +2.5 19.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 387 (16.1) 39/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.8 +3.2 17.1 +0.1 14.9 0.0 6.8 -- 226 ( 9.4) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.7 +0.8 18.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 41/16
COOLANGATTA 27.1 +2.7 16.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 28.6 +3.2 16.8 +1.1 13.0 0.0 5.0 11.2 -- 43/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.8 +1.5 11.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 43/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.8 -0.3 8.7 -3.5 4.4 0.0 5.4 -- 140 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.5 +0.9 10.9 -2.9 7.8 0.8 2.8 10.9 276 (11.5) 43/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.8 -1.0 8.7 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 63/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.9 -4.7 9.4 -2.6 6.8 0.0 5.0 10.7 314 (13.1) 43/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.1 -4.5 9.4 -1.3 -- 6.4 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.8 -3.7 2.8 -3.8 -7.0 0.0 3.4 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.0 -0.6 4.1 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.0 -4.5 11.8 -1.4 10.8 4.0 3.8 9.0 408 (17.0) 35/03
RICHMOND RAAF 21.6 -3.2 8.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 37/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -4.7 11.0 -2.9 -- 3.4 -- -- 257 (10.7) 37/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.3 -2.1 2.6 -5.1 0.4 0.0 3.2 11.0 177 ( 7.4) 24/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.3 -3.2 3.5 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 31/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.5 -1.3 7.2 -2.6 4.9 0.0 5.4 11.6 247 (10.3) 35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.1 -2.8 4.2 -3.3 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 307 (12.8) 34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.4 -2.9 2.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 48/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.1 -1.6 8.3 -1.2 6.0 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.4 -3.2 2.1 -4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 61/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 -1.1 4.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 16.8 -0.5 6.9 -0.6 4.1 0.0 3.4 5.2 276 (11.5) 41/19
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

43.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
43.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
42.1 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
42.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.9 : 36.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+9.3 : 35.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+9.2 : 34.6 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+8.9 : 39.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.6 : 33.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA

27.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
26.2 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.2 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
25.9 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
25.7 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
25.7 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.0 : 21.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.8 : 27.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+6.6 : 24.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.4 : 20.6 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+5.9 : 20.7 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.6 : 13.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-5.6 : 13.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 : 12.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 : 2.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-5.3 : 17.4 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW

-4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

**S** -10.3 : 7.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-8.0 : 0.8 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-7.7 : 6.0 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.7 : -1.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-7.3 : 1.7 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
36.8 WELDBOROUGH E Coast TAS
29.6 WARROO STATION Darling Downs E QLD
28.4 KIAMA (BRIGHTON ST) Illawarra NSW
24.6 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
21.0 NUMERALLA (GLOCCA MORRA) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

12.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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4.1 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
2.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

919 (38.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
689 (28.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
669 (27.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
617 (25.7) FORREST Eucla WA
598 (24.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
70/23 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
67/12 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
65/15 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
63/19 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
63/23 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
63/22 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
63/12 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
63/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
63/13 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
13.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
None reported